Mindfulness helps us change our relationship to our thoughts.
With practise, we find ourselves experiencing that thoughts are not facts and that โI am not my thoughtsโ.
By allowing mind to settle, we step out of the mind-stream. We start to see thoughts as changing mental content, instead of believing them and chasing after them.
One teacher says, โWater, if you donโt stir it, will become clear, just as mind left unaltered will find its true nature.ยนโ
In mindfulness, we allow our mind to become calm and clear.
This has a few wonderful advantages. As our ordinary mind and all our concerns settle, underneath we discover a profound stillness. We become more spacious and less self-focused. We become aware of sensations, thoughts and feelings, rather than reacting to them. We notice how thoughts and feelings are ever-changing, and we rediscover the pleasure of being in the present moment.
Want to know more? Dr. Ron Siegelโs Google Talk on the Science of Mindfulness is a simple, scientific introduction to mindfulness, including a guided practice at 27:20.
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